hydrogen sulfide

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n ˈsʌlfaɪd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhaɪdɹədʒən ˈsʌlfaɪd/

Noun

hydrogen sulfide (uncountable)

1. (inorganic compound) A toxic gas, H₂S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry.

Synonyms

• rotten egg gas (informal), swamp gas (informal)

Translations

• French: sulfure d'hydrogène, hydrogène sulfuré
• German: Schwefelwasserstoff
• Russian: сероводоро́д
• Spanish: sulfuro de hidrógeno

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